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By Brett Carlson   DUNKIRK, N.Y. – Lake Erie is known as the Walleye Capital of the World and its population is currently at an all-time high. So it was no surprise to see the best anglers in the world hauling in walleyes hand over fist at the 2022 National Walleye Tour Championship, presented by…

By Brett Carlson   DUNKIRK, N.Y. – Day two of the 2022 National Walleye Tour Championship, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, saw uncharastically calm waters, allowing anglers to run around on the relatively calm Eastern Basin of Lake Erie. While no one neared 40 pounds, two bags over 30 pounds were weighed. One…

By Brett Carlson   DUNKIRK, N.Y. – A host on the popular “The Next Bite” television show, John Hoyer is one of walleye fishing’s most noted and respected sticks. His 2019 season on the National Walleye Tour, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, will live in perpetuity as one of the greatest the sport…

By Brett Carlson   DUNKIRK, N.Y. – The top 40 professional walleye anglers in the world are busy practicing for the 2022 National Walleye Tour Championship, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s. Hosted by the City of Dunkirk, the most lucrative event in walleye fishing takes place on legendary Lake Erie, known as the…

MARINETTE, Wis. – Green Bay is known as perhaps the premier big-walleye fishery in the country, but catching a five-fish limit can be difficult. This week at the fourth and final qualifying event of the 2022 National Walleye Tour season, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, bait was abundant, which meant coaxing walleyes to…

MARINETTE, Wis. – When Duane “Dewey” Hjelm won the 2017 National Walleye Tour event presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s on Lake Sakakawea, he proved his mettle on the Missouri River system. While he’s registered several solid tournaments since, his recent string of success demonstrates another level of versatility. In early June, Hjelm took…

By Brett Carlson PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. – River tournaments are notorious for changing conditions, and perhaps no walleye fishery is more dynamic than the Mississippi River. This leads to a tournament phenomenon called flip-flopping, where the leaderboard undergoes all kinds of chaotic changes. On day two of the National Walleye Tour event, presented by…

By Brett Carlson PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. – Young Wisconsin pro Max Wilson considers Green Bay to be his home water, and Lake Mille Lacs in central Minnesota is quickly becoming his home away from home. On the contrary, the Mississippi River, and all its dynamic variables, is his nemesis. Thanks to some divine intervention…

—– by Kyle Wood TRENTON, Mich. – While the fishing improved on the Detroit River for day two of the National Walleye Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, it still wasn’t an easy tournament. Cold, dirty water had the bulk of the walleye population in the river shut down, making just getting a…